i'll probably re-upload this once there is some sort of music. but here i am, with my "bone" (the dog, not the human) riding down an awesome trail with swoopy berms and jumps (though bright lights and trees make them almost impossible to see).
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Keep this one up when you upload the music version. I like to hear the bike sounds and commentary. It's almost like being there.

Originally Posted by ambassadorhawg

I'm gonna record some more stuff tomorrow. After a 4 or 5 mile grunt/grind up the mountain, we'll turn around and blast back down.

I want to see a video of the climb, raw of course . It will be fun to watch when I get back from tomorrow's ride. It rained a couple days ago, but trail conditions should be dry enough for me to do that steep "Mercy Mile" climb in Auburn. That will be the next to last climb of the day, so it should be good suffering!

I would love to see more (raw) video of that climb. I get inspired to ride harder by watching videos of other riders climbing, road or mtb. Climbing is my favorite part of mountain biking. Yes, I'm a sick puppy !

I would love to see more (raw) video of that climb. I get inspired to ride harder by watching videos of other riders climbing, road or mtb. Climbing is my favorite part of mountain biking. Yes, I'm a sick puppy !

Yes, yes you are!

I have a device that can access the total knowledge of man. I use it to look at pictures of cats and argue with strangers.

Here's part 2 of my Turkey day ride. There's a little bit of mild climbing in this one for freighty but major grinding so you just bolt upward. This is the middle area of the section I recorded.

That looks like a fun trail! It kind of reminds me of the Confluence trail I'll be riding today, only your video shows what it would look like in the uphill direction. Confluence is a downhill trail, and it's the last of three downhill trails that I ride after a three mile climb up Clementine. After Confluence I will ride the steep "Mercy Mile" climb. That's the one I posted the video of earlier in this thread with all the "porno breathing" . I hope to do it with less dabbing and stalling this time.

Rode Santa Cruz, Ca. yesterday on the new fork. Took awhile to get the settings right, but I got 'er done. I think I need to re-build it, though. Showing no signs of wear (like tar on the sanctions) but I think the negative chamber is losing air. The wiper seal popped off yesterday, too.

I actually broke 4 PR's on yesterday's ride, too.

Tomorrow I'm hosting a newbie ride at my local trails. A few people are intimidated to ride with us because they feel the pace is too fast. So we will slow it down a bit and invite those to experience the trails without feeling like they are going to get dropped or left behind.

Tomorrow I'm hosting a newbie ride at my local trails. A few people are intimidated to ride with us because they feel the pace is too fast. So we will slow it down a bit and invite those to experience the trails without feeling like they are going to get dropped or left behind.

Nice! Put a couple of the fast guy's in back, turning it into a "no drop" ride.

THis short little fun swoopy fest from the same day. at around 35 sec, i do a little jump off the end of the bridge and sprained my ankle upon landing (which is why i had to pull over)
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Just returned from a 5 hour South Mountain ride, climbed a smidge over 1500 ft in the first 6 1/2 miles, chunky mostly downhill from there, then took the road back around, I was getting tired. It's been a while since my ice cream eating lazy self has been out for a ride like that. Only 19 miles total, probably about 13ish miles was gnarish trail, the rest road. I'll see if I can get some video put together.

Lowell-Dracut! i've been there many times and didnt know it existed. found some other great stuff too, but i was following as usual so i wouldnt remember how to get there.

SONOFARAZZLEFRAZZLE! Are you kitten me? Sitting here with my WTF face!
I'm guessing it's on the far side of Trotting Pond Rd (the paved rd) on the left.
Thanks, I know what I'm doing tomorrow afternoon.
-Joe

Don't be so hard on yourself Optimus, 19 miles sound like a really nice workout to me. I only did 5m before the sunset today and almost hit a deer in dusk.

I've been in a lot better shape than I am now, just over a year ago. A little work/life style change knocked the wind right out of my sails. My New Years resolution last year was to get back at it, I haven't, but New Years is rolling around again so maybe I can freshen up that resolution.

Just returned from a 5 hour South Mountain ride, climbed a smidge over 1500 ft in the first 6 1/2 miles, chunky mostly downhill from there, then took the road back around, I was getting tired. It's been a while since my ice cream eating lazy self has been out for a ride like that. Only 19 miles total, probably about 13ish miles was gnarish trail, the rest road. I'll see if I can get some video put together.

I only rode 12.5 miles today, but it was a haaaarrd 12.5 miles! Lots of climbing, some of it steep and technical, and some technical downhills too. In spite of that, I set several PRs on descents, and maintained my QOM on Mercy Mile. It shows today's date, so that might also be a PR.

Mercy Mile is the only hill that is so ridiculously steep and technical, it forces me to take a breather halfway up. I didn't dab this time, I got worn-out and had to stop for a minute before continuing. Of course this allowed a rider to almost catch up to me, but I slowly pulled away once the grade eased up some.

That same rider had passed me earlier on the Culvert downhill. He was a smooth descender!